jimm.twice.util
Class Props

java.lang.Object
  jimm.twice.util.Props

public class Props

extends java.lang.Object

The single instance of this class can retrieve and return property values.

Author:

Jim Menard, jimm@io.com

Field Summary

protected static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_RESOURCE_PREFIX
protected java.util.ResourceBundle	props
protected static Props	propsInstance
protected static java.lang.String	resourcePrefix
protected static java.lang.Object	syncLock

Constructor Summary

protected

Props() Constructor.

Method Summary

boolean	getBooleanProperty(java.lang.String name) Returns a boolean property or false if not found.
java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String name) Returns the specified property or null if not found.
static Props	instance() Returns the single instance of this class.
static void	setResourcePrefix(java.lang.String prefix) Sets the resource prefix (the name used to look up properties).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEFAULT_RESOURCE_PREFIX

protected static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_RESOURCE_PREFIX

See Also:

Constant Field Values

resourcePrefix

protected static java.lang.String resourcePrefix

propsInstance

protected static Props propsInstance

syncLock

protected static java.lang.Object syncLock

props

protected java.util.ResourceBundle props

Constructor Detail

Props

protected Props()

Constructor.

Method Detail

instance

public static Props instance()

Returns the single instance of this class.

setResourcePrefix

public static void setResourcePrefix(java.lang.String prefix)

Sets the resource prefix (the name used to look up properties). The default is fine for normal operation, but during testing we want to be able to use a different resource file.

Parameters:

prefix - the resource prefix

getProperty

public java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String name)

Returns the specified property or null if not found.

Returns:

the specified property or null if not found

getBooleanProperty

public boolean getBooleanProperty(java.lang.String name)

Returns a boolean property or false if not found. True values include "y", "yes", "true", or "t" (case insensitive).